Support for washtubs, tanks, sinks, and the like.



l. J. BRAM.

SUPPORT FOR W ASHTUB S, TANKS, SINKS, AND THE LIKE.

' APPLICATION FILED APR. IB, 1917.

, 1,243,697'. Patented OCI. 23, 1917.-

narran sans FFIQ@ facon a. BRAM, or PERTH AMBorivnw JERSEY.

surnom: non wasn'runs, TANKS, sinks, AND man LIKE.

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Speccationiof Letters Patent.

Patented. oet. 23,1917.

Application led April 18, 1917. Serial No. 162,857.

certain new and useful Improvements in Supports for Iashtubs, Tanks,Sinks, and the like, of which the following is a specification, such aswill enable those skilled in the art to which it appertains to make anduse the same.

This invention relates to supports for washtubs, tanks, sinks, lavatorybasins, closet basins, and the like made of porcelain or otherearthenware, and particularly to legs for receptacles of the classspecified and made of the same material, and the. object of theinvention is to provide improved legs and improved means for connectingthe legs of receptacles of the class specified with said receptacleswhereby they may be supported independent of or without connection witha wall or partition adjacent to which they are placed.

The invention is fully disclosed in the .following specification, ofwhich the accompanying drawing forms a part, in which the separate partsof my improvement are designated by suitable reference characters ineach of the views, and in which Figure 1 is a perspective view showingmy improvement applied to washt-ubs made of porcelain;

Fig. 2 a sectional view of one end portion of one of the washtubs shownin Fig. l and showing the details of my improvement;

Fig. S a section on the line 3-3 of Fig. 2; and,

Fig. 4L- a view similar to Fig. 2 but showing a modification.

In the drawing forming part of this specification, I have shown at a inFig. l two ordinary washtubs made of porcelain or other earthenware andplaced adjacent to a wall b and on a floor b2 in the usual manner, andin the practice of my invention, I provide the tubs a with legs c whichare also made of porcelain or other earthenware, and the legs c areprovided with metal rods d which are passed therethrough and projectfrom the upper or larger ends of the legs c as shown at cl2, and theprojecting portions Z2 of the rods d are threaded to engage nuts e whichare countersunk in the bottoms of the tubs t and secured therein bycement, as shown at e2.

The nuts e, in the ,constructionl shown,

are provided with side recesses c3, and the cement enters these recessesto securely lock or hold the saidr nuts in position, but'my-` inventionis not limited to any particular'r means of locking the nuts cl in theVVbottoms of the tubs z and any suitable means may be employed foraccomplishing this result. lThe rods d may also be anchored or securedin the legs c in any desired manner, and said rods are preferablyprovided at their lower ends with heads d3 which are countersunk asshown in Fig. 2, and when the legs c are made in this manner andconnected with the tubs, as shown and described, they form a firmsupport for the tubs and the water discharge pipes f may be connectedVwith the tubs in the usual manner.

In the construction in Fig. 4 the rods b which pass through and form apart of the legs o are provided at their lower ends with thimble-shapedanchor devices which are countersunk in said legs and secured on saidrods and which are provided with flanges through which are passed screwsL- .for securing the legs to thel floor and'by means of thisconstruction the tubs may be supported and secured to the floor by thelegs with which they are provided.

In the practice of my invention the legs c are made up in stock and maybe shipped Vindependent of the tubs and the legs c may be applied to thetubs whenever desired, or in the operation of placing saidl tubs inposition, and the rods cl serve to protect the legs and prevent themfrom being broken in shipment or otherwise.

Although I have shown and described my improvement as a means ofsupporting washtubs, tanks or the like, when made of porcelain orsimilar material without connecting said tubs, tanks or the' like with awall or partitionv adjacent to which they are placed, it will beunderstood that said tubs, tanks or the like may be connected withthewall or partition adjacent to which they are placed, if desired, andin the usual or any preferred manner, and other changes in andmodifications of the construction herein describe-d may be made, withinthe scope of the appended claims, without departing from the spirit ofmy invention or sacrificing its advantages.

It Will also be Vunderstood that in order to accomplish the bestpossible results the rods l must be locked in the legs c so thattheywill not rotate Vin ksaid legs and so that they cannot be movedlongitudinally thereof.

Having fully described my invention, what 'il claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is:

l. The herein described leO for tubs or like receptacles made ofvezufthenware, said leg being also made yo"earthenware and beingreinforced by a rod which is passed longitudinally therethrough :andisprovided at one end with a threa ded Ifproj ection and atthe-oppositeend with an anchor device which is countersunk therein and secured tosaid rod.

The herein described len `for tubs or like recegtacles made ofearthennare7 said leg being also made of earthenware and be- `vingreinforced byA a Vrod which is passed longitudinally therethroughand isprovided at one end with a'threaded projection and at theopposite endWith an` anchor device which is secured to said rod and 'which isprovided -With a yflange on which the leg rests When in use.

In testimony that claim the foregoing as my invention have signed .my name in presence'or" the subscribing witnesses this 14th-day of April,191?.

,JACOB J. BRAM.

)l/Vitnesses (3. E. lVlUnRnA-NY, H. E. 'lHouPsoN.

Copies fof this patent inlay-be obtained forivecefnts each, by.addressing the ommiss'ioner of Patents, Washingtom D. C.

